Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com. By Rachel Presssdee, Staff Writer The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has added a new subsection to an important part of the Rules of Professional Conduct. This addition prohibits harassment and discrimination in the practice of law. [1] Per this new rule, when conducting activities […]
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By: Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer One hundred years ago women were granted the right to vote with the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. [1] Pennsylvania was an early embracer of women’s suffrage and was the seventh state to ratify the […]
By: Rachel Pressdee, Feature Editor There are thousands of abandoned mines in the United States alone.[1] Abandoned mines can pollute adjacent streams, lakes, and groundwater by contaminating the water “with high volumes of toxic waste.”[2] This pollution damages marine ecosystems, poisons drinking water, and poses serious health risks to local […]
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay. By: Rachel Pressdee, Feature Editor In May 1993, the town of West Memphis, Arkansas was shaken when the bodies of three slain eight-year-old boys were found in a small section of woods known as Robin Hood Hills. [1] In less than a month, three teenagers […]
By Rachel Pressdee, Feature Editor Once upon a time, there was no expectation that employers needed to care about the well-being of their workers. However, throughout American history, women have fought on the front lines of labor reform movements by fighting for better wages, equal rights, and safer working conditions. […]
By: Rachel Pressdee, Feature Editor On October 27, 2018, 11 people were murdered when a man opened fired inside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there were 340 reported mass shootings in, making this close-to-home incident one of many gun related acts […]
By: Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer In 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to create a custom cake for the wedding of a same-sex couple. The baker believed doing so would violate his religious beliefs.[1] Once again, the […]
By: Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer As a law student, I walked out of my last final of the semester and I did not want to think about the legal world until I had to step back through the school’s doors. However, once you become a law student something […]
By: Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer During a period of time when the news has been bleak and heartbreaking, some of our hearts skipped a beat upon reading the terrifying headline; “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized . . .”[1] Of course, everyone received the same piece of news. However, not everyone […]
